Using the Screen Capture toolbar

The Screen Capture toolbar appears on top of active programs. It enables you to take a screen capture of an image in any window and automatically insert it on a page in a .notebook file.

To take a screen capture of an area

1. Press the SMART Board icon in the notification area and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

   Note 

   If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower right-hand corner.

2. Clear the Capture to new page tickbox to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

3. Press Area Capture.

   The pointer changes to crosshairs.

4. Drag the crosshairs on the screen to define the area that you want to capture.

   An image of this area appears on a page.

To take a screen capture of a window

1. Press the SMART Board icon in the notification area and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

   Note 

   If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower right-hand corner.

2. Clear the Capture to new page tickbox to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

3. Press Window Capture.

4. Select the window that you want to appear in the screen capture.

   An image of this window appears on a page.

To take a screen capture of the entire screen

1. Press the SMART Board icon in the notification area and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

   Note 

   If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower right-hand corner.

2. Clear the Capture to new page tickbox to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

3. Press Full Screen Capture.

   If more than one display is connected to your computer, the Select Display dialogue box appears. Select the display that you want to take a screen capture of and then press OK.

   An image of this screen appears on a page.

To take a screen capture of a freehand area

1. Press the SMART Board icon in the notification area and then select Other SMART Tools > Screen Capture Toolbar.

   Note 

   If your computer isn’t currently connected to an interactive product, the SMART Board icon includes an X in its lower right-hand corner.

2. Clear the Capture to new page tickbox to save the screen capture to the current page rather than a new page.

3. Press Freehand Capture.

   The pointer changes to crosshairs.

4. Drag the crosshairs on the screen to define the area that you want to capture.

   An image of this area appears on a page.

To close the Screen Capture toolbar

1. Press Close in the Screen Capture toolbar.